I'm real interested in attending, and since we're talking 2007, I'll be ready for a trip by then.

One of the first things to consider is lodging. Is everyone going to be on their own, or will you try to work a deal with one of the hotels?

Deals with the hotels usually involves guaranteeing that a certain number of rooms will be booked with us paying for anything short of the mark.

Just letting everyone handle their own rooms is easier for upfront planning, but then you have to deal with coordinating meeting places. Coordinating would be facilitated by coming up with an activity schedule.

A third option would be to pick a hotel and let everyone try to get rooms on their own there. If that hotel gets booked up, people can try neighboring hotels.

Whatever is decided, a schedule would be a good idea anyway. It would list events with their time and location. Perhaps when it's developed it could be posted here at Xmarks.